Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: an unusual association with acute renal failure
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: an unusual association with acute renal failure.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis of unknown etiopathogenesis, is a self-limited disease which frequently appears as feverish lymphadenomegaly, thus creating the need for differential diagnosis with lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), infectious mononucleosis, cat-scratch disease, and toxoplasmosis with lymphonodal impairment. However, there...
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BACKGROUND Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a benign and self-limited disease, first reported in Japan in 1972. The characteristic features of this disorder include lymphadenopathy and fever. OBJECTIVES To summarize our experience with Kikuchi disease with regard to clinical manifestations and outcome. METHODS The patients included in the study were those diagnosed with Kikuchi disease during th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1016/s1413-8670(10)70121-5